Nursing Home Administrator

Ginger Cove•Annapolis, MD

1d•$135,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Ginger Cove, a premier Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Annapolis, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) to lead our licensed healthcare services. This is a high-impact leadership role responsible for overseeing Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Assisted Living operations. You’ll partner closely with clinical and executive leadership to ensure exceptional resident care, regulatory excellence, and strong operational performance. If you’re a results-driven leader who thrives in a collaborative, mission-focused environment—this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference. The NHA will direct daily operations across Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Assisted Living, ensuring efficient, compliant, and high-performing healthcare service delivery. This role involves partnering with the Director of Nursing and department leaders to align clinical and operational goals, ensuring full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including CMS requirements, and maintaining continuous survey readiness. The NHA will also lead all state surveys, audits, and plans of correction, oversee adherence to HIPAA, OSHA, infection control, and safety standards, and lead the Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. Key responsibilities include monitoring clinical quality indicators, identifying trends, and implementing corrective actions, as well as ensuring the delivery of person-centered care that meets medical, nursing, and psychosocial needs. The NHA will oversee incident reporting, investigations, and risk mitigation strategies, and ensure resident rights, dignity, and quality of life are consistently upheld. Financial management includes developing and managing operating and capital budgets for healthcare services, overseeing staffing models, labor management, and cost controls, and monitoring financial performance to improve efficiency while maintaining care quality. The NHA is also responsible for leading, mentoring, and developing department heads and interdisciplinary teams, overseeing hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management, and promoting a culture of accountability, engagement, and retention. Collaboration with executive leadership, department heads, and community stakeholders, supporting occupancy and admissions efforts, maintaining strong relationships with regulatory agencies and healthcare partners, and participating in emergency planning are also integral to the role. Finally, the NHA will address and resolve resident and family concerns in a timely and professional manner and support specialized programming, including memory care and individualized service planning.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Gerontology, or related field
Current Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) license required
Current Assisted Living Manager certification or ability to obtain
Minimum 5–7 years of progressive leadership experience in a senior living, CCRC, or healthcare environment, including oversight of skilled nursing operations
Strong knowledge of Medicare/Medicaid, CMS regulations, and long-term care requirements
Experience with Quality Assurance and regulatory compliance programs
Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in a complex healthcare environment
Strong financial management, budgeting, and operational analysis skills
Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills
Experience with electronic health records, operations software, and Microsoft Office Suite

Nice To Haves

Master’s preferred

Responsibilities

Direct daily operations across Skilled Nursing, Long-Term Care, and Assisted Living
Ensure efficient, compliant, and high-performing healthcare service delivery
Partner with the Director of Nursing and department leaders to align clinical and operational goals
Ensure full compliance with federal, state, and local regulations, including CMS requirements
Maintain continuous survey readiness and lead all state surveys, audits, and plans of correction
Oversee adherence to HIPAA, OSHA, infection control, and safety standards
Lead and oversee the Quality Assurance & Performance Improvement (QAPI) program
Monitor clinical quality indicators, identify trends, and implement corrective actions
Ensure delivery of person-centered care that meets medical, nursing, and psychosocial needs
Oversee incident reporting, investigations, and risk mitigation strategies
Ensure resident rights, dignity, and quality of life are consistently upheld
Develop and manage operating and capital budgets for healthcare services
Oversee staffing models, labor management, and cost controls
Monitor financial performance and implement strategies to improve efficiency while maintaining care quality
Lead, mentor, and develop department heads and interdisciplinary teams
Oversee hiring, onboarding, training, and performance management
Promote a culture of accountability, engagement, and retention
Collaborate with executive leadership, department heads, and community stakeholders
Support occupancy and admissions efforts in partnership with sales/marketing
Maintain strong relationships with regulatory agencies and healthcare partner
Participate in emergency planning and serve as a key leader during emergency situation
Address and resolve resident and family concerns in a timely and professional manner
Support specialized programming, including memory care and individualized service planning